Audi R8 2017 Owner's Manual page 228

Ch e ck ing and Filling
to follow recommended maintenance and use
requirements as set forth in the Audi Owner's
Manual and Warranty & Maintenance booklet .
- Use only a high quality eng ine oil that ex-
pressly complies with the Audi oil quality
standard specified for your vehicle's engine.
Using any other oil can cause serious engine
damage.
- Do not mix any lubricants or other additives
into the engine oil. Doing so can cause en-
gine damage.
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Tips
If you need to add oil and there is none availa-
ble that meets the Audi oil quality standard
your eng ine requires, you may add a tota l of
no more t han 0.5 qt (0,5 l) of a high-quality
"synthet ic"oil that meets the following speci-
fications.
- AC EA A3 or API SM wit h a viscosity grade of
SAE OW-30, SAE SW-30 or SAE SW-40.
- For more information about engine oil t hat
has been approve d for your vehicle, please
contact eithe r your authori zed Audi dea ler
or Audi Custome r Relations at
1 (800) 822- 28 34 or visit our web sit e at
www.audiusa.com or www.audicanada.ca.
Engine oil consumption
The engine in y our vehicle depends on an ade-
quate amount of oil to lubricate and cool all of
its moving parts.
In order to provide effective lubrication and cool-
ing of int ernal en gine components, all int ernal
comb ustion engines consume a certain amount
of oil. Oil consumption varies from engine to en-
gine and may change significant ly over the life of
the engine. Typically, engines with a specified
break-in per iod (see
Q
page 54) consume more
oil duri ng the break- in period than they consume
afte r oil consump t ion has stabilized.
Under norma l conditions, the rate of oil con-
sumpt ion depends on the quality and viscosity of
the oil, the RPM (revolutions per minute) at
which the eng ine is opera t ed, the ambient tem-
perat ure and road cond itions. Further factors are
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t he amo unt of oil dilution from wate r condensa-
tion or fuel resid ue and the oxidation level of the
oil. As any engine is subject to wear as mileage
builds up, the oil consumption may increase over
time unt il replacement of worn components may
become necessary.
With all these variables coming into play, no
standard rate of oil consumption can be estab-
lished or spec ified . There is no alternative to reg-
ular and frequent checking of the oil level, see
Note .
If the yellow engine oil level warning symbo l
El
in the instrument cluster lights up, you shou ld
check the oil level as soon as poss ible
Q
page 22 7. Top off t he oil at your ea rliest con-
venience Q page 227 .
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WARNING
Before you check anythi ng in t he engine com-
part me nt, always read and heed all WARN-
INGS ¢page 223 .
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Note
Driving wit h an insuff icient oil level is likely t o
cause severe damage to the eng ine.
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Tips
- The oil pressure warning display. is not
an indicator of the oil level. Do not rely on
it. Instead, check the oil level in your en-
gine at regular intervals, preferably each
time you refuel, and always before going
on a long trip.
- If you have t he impress ion your engine con-
sumes excessive amounts of oil, we recom-
mend that you consult an authorized Audi
dea ler to have the cause of your concern
properly diagnosed. Keep in mind that the
accurate measurement of oil consumption
requires great care and may take some
t ime. An autho rized Audi dealer has instruc-
t ions about how to measu re oil consump-
t ion accurate ly.